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Welcome to Texas County ...

Time Zone: Texas County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Houston is the Seat for Texas County.

Texas County was founded in 1843. Texas was created by taking area from Shannon and Wright Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Texas had a population of 25,398 people. This is a decrease of 2.47% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,042 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Texas represented 0.43% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Texas County:

  • Cabool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabool is located in Texas County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabool <2>
  • Houston
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Houston is located in Texas County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
  • Licking
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Licking is located in Texas County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <2>
  • Plato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Plato is located in Texas County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <2>
  • Raymondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Summersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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